Teenage Activities in Generations

Felix has aged up to a teenager! Teenagers in Generations have the same general changes as children do. Teens and children can set pranks on various objects, such as rigging a shower to shoot out hair dye instead of just water!

Teens have a lot more interactions with each other now as well. It's not a social overhaul, but there are a few interactions that are exclusive to teens socializing with other teens. For example, any teen can do a "Shun" social interaction to any other, which basically causes the target to be ignored. It doesn't have a tremendous impact on gameplay, especially if the target is an AI-controlled Sim rather than yours.

When you have a teen in your house, you're able to throw Teen Parties. They're basically the same as standard house parties, but teens usually care a lot less about the mess they leave behind.

There is a chance, even without World Adventures installed, that the parents will get a special pop-up box informing them that they've won a free vacation. Nikita and Saint won one, so they immediately left for it. This makes them leave our control, and their portraits gain the same gray backgrounds as Felicia's did after she left for Boarding School.

Felix decided to throw a party, which allowed him to gain a lot of relationship points with his friends and other classmates. However, he then got an alert that Nikita and Saint were coming home early. He wasn't able to clean the house fast enough, got grounded, and received a bunch of debuffs as you can see in the screenshot.

Getting grounded forces Felix to stay home. If he tries to leave the lot, the command auto-cancels if Nikita or Saint can see him. If his parents aren't around (such as being on other lots, or simply being in different rooms or different floors), Felix can tip-toe and sneak out of the house anyway.

If you're feeling generous, the parents can use the special social interaction "Let off the Hook," which immediately removes the "Grounded" debuff and allows the teen to come and go as he pleases. Of course, Felix tests Nikita's limits a little too much, and that simply isn't going to happen! He gets caught trying to sneak back in, and his grounding counter is reset!

Felix will be pretty lonely and upset for a little while. It's a shame, because Generations has added several other social activities. Teens can use a special social interaction called Ask On Date, which is self-explanatory. It's similar to social groups from Late Night, other than the fact that teens can't issue any "woo hoo" commands. It's a fast way to improve relationship with the target.

Teens can also ask their parents for driving lessons if they're not grounded. There's no real impact to doing this since a Young Adult will automatically know how to drive regardless of whether they were taught by their parents, but it can apply a buff and the teen can display his driver's license. Teens can no longer drive on their own until learn to do so from their parents, but taking taxis or bikes is always an option.

Finally, teens can also participate in other social events such as school dances or the prom. You'll get alerts by pop-up boxes when you have a chance to do any of these. They're great for improving relationships and will give teens a social advantage when they age up to Young Adult.